Afterschool

In underserved communities, young people often lack access to afterschool programs that provide rich opportunities for growth, learning, and fun. When the afterschool efforts of programs, government agencies, private funders, and others work in sync, that picture can change.

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Afterschool

A View from the Field Lucy Friedman, president of The After-School Corporation, recommends steps including educating principals about the benefits of afterscho...
March 1, 2008 report
Afterschool

A Place to Grow and Learn This Wallace-written report draws on the foundation’s work in five cities to describe a novel, coordinated approach to expanding and impr...
February 1, 2008 report
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Getting Started With Market Research for Out-of-School Time Planning This guide—intended for community leaders, policymakers, and afterschool professionals—offers an introduction to using market research to...
March 1, 2007 report
Afterschool

The Costs of Out-of-School Time Programs Researchers identify knowledge gaps about costs that must be filled so city leaders can make informed decisions about strong afterschool ...
May 1, 2006 report
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Focus on Families Researchers explore how increased family involvement in afterschool programs can enhance the programs and benefit children and their fami...
February 1, 2006 report
Afterschool

Quality That Lasts A Wallace brief looks at how policymakers and program operators can plan for broad, lasting improvements in afterschool programs.
April 1, 2005 report
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Making Out-of-School-Time Matter A RAND report examines what is known about the afterschool learning field, including demand for and quality of programs.
March 1, 2005 report
Afterschool

All Work and No Play? This report on a national survey explores the often-overlooked views of parents and children on what they want from afterschool and summe...
November 1, 2004 report

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